Background Tuberculosis (TB) is the leading cause of death from a single infectious agent,
with around 1.5 million deaths reported in 2018, and is a major contributor to suffering …

Background In recent years, studies on the diagnostic accuracy of in-house real-time PCR
(hRT-PCR) assay for the detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) have been reported …

Tuberculosis (TB) is a chronic infectious disease with high mortality caused by the
Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTC). Its clinical symptoms include a prolonged …

Tuberculosis (TB) is a chronic infectious disease mainly caused by Mycobacterium
tuberculosis (MTB), but other members of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) …

Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the top 10 causes of death worldwide. It is challenging to find
methods of diagnosis of active pulmonary TB that are sensitive enough to detect cases for …

Diagnosing tuberculous pleural effusion (TPE) is challenging for pulmonologists and
laboratory scientists. The gold standards for TPE diagnosis are pleural fluid Ziehl–Neelsen …

Background The rapid detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) is essential for
controlling tuberculosis. Methods We designed a portable thermocycler-based real-time …

Accurate identification of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) isolates is essential
for tuberculosis (TB) control, especially in a high-burden country such as Brazil …

Objective: To evaluate the rapid diagnosis of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis, by using a
commercial line probe assay for rifampicin and isoniazid detection (LPA-plus), in the routine …

We evaluated the microscopic and macroscopic characteristics of mycobacteria growth
indicator tube (MGIT) cultures for the presumptive identification of the Mycobacterium …